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Bezig met laden... Six Novels in Woodcuts (2010)door Lynd Ward
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This set is a beautifully bound collection of six graphic novels by Lynn Ward. All of them were written (or carved to me more precise -- they're wordless woodcuts) between 1929 and 1937. The artwork is stark, beautiful and verges on socialist realism -- except instead of the heroic workers and artists triumphing, they are typically depicted as being crushed by what Ward portrays as soulless capitalism, authoritarian police states, and simply fate. Although I didn't recognize any particular image, collectively they seemed like iconic representations of a certain age and worldview, to some degree dated and off-base, but also an interesting historical document and work of art. The first novel in the collection, God's Man, is also one of the best. It retells Faust in a relatively simple, easy to follow series of images that works well without words. The last novel, Vertigo, is another one of the best, a considerably more complex story divided into three parts and multiple sub-parts, it is nevertheless relatively straightforward to follow and covers a vast panorama of Depression-era America. Only one novel, Madman's Drum, is a failure because it is largely incomprehensible without words, although even this one has interesting images. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Lynd Ward (1-2) Onderdeel van de uitgeversreeks(en)Library of America (210-211) BevatGod's Man & Mad Man's Drum door Lynd Ward (indirect) Wild Pilgrimage door Lynd Ward (indirect) Essays (from "Six Novels in Woodcuts", Vol I) door Lynd Ward (indirect) Prelude to a Million Years and Song Without Words door Lynd Ward (indirect) Essays (from "Six Novels in Woodcuts", Vol II) door Lynd Ward (indirect) Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts door Lynd Ward (indirect) Mad Man's Drum door Lynd Ward (indirect) Prelude to a Million Years: A Book of Wood Engravings door Lynd Ward (indirect) Song without words;: A book of engravings on wood, door Lynd Ward (indirect) Onderscheidingen
Two volumes consisting of six wordless woodcut novels of Lynd Ward. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The first novel in the collection, God's Man, is also one of the best. It retells Faust in a relatively simple, easy to follow series of images that works well without words. The last novel, Vertigo, is another one of the best, a considerably more complex story divided into three parts and multiple sub-parts, it is nevertheless relatively straightforward to follow and covers a vast panorama of Depression-era America. Only one novel, Madman's Drum, is a failure because it is largely incomprehensible without words, although even this one has interesting images. ( )